Exergy Development Group, one of the largest independent renewable energy companies in the USA, commenced construction in November and December on 152 MW of wind parks to be installed across Idaho and Minnesota. With Exergy’s deployment of their 400 MW Texas project in 2012, this shall bring Exergy’s total built wind park capacity to 761 MW in the USA. In Idaho, Exergy is installing 116 MW across Twin Falls, Lincoln and Bingham counties. The remaining 36 MW are being installed in Faribault County, Minnesota. The 152 MW produced by these projects will produce the annual energy equivalent of approximately 40,500 residential homes.
As in the past, Fagen, Inc. is Exergy’s primary EPC and Balance of Plant Contractor on the set of 7 projects. On‐site Owner’s Engineer and Construction Manager is BCL, Inc.
“We have made substantial progress on the project sites in both states.” says Dustin Shively, lead Project Engineer. “Before the end of 2011, foundations shall be poured and completed in Minnesota, and we shall have all of the foundations excavated, site work, roads, and grading completed on the Idaho project sites. We shall begin erecting turbines in the second quarter of 2012 as weather permits and all sites shall be fully operational by the fall.”
Exergy has a long history in the renewable energy sector since 2001. Last year they developed and installed, in partnership with GE Capital, Atlantic Power, and Reunion Energy, the largest wind project in Idaho’s history. Exergy has work in progress in 17 states across the USA and 3 foreign countries. Exergy also has four anaerobic digesters, and biomass projects scheduled for Arkansas and Kansas and has partnered on a 20 MW solar project.